monastery on kom H, north-west annex, room 31, west part of south wall
Excavation no.
Present location
Dongola, in situ
Museum no.
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
literary: biblical
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
Psalm 127 (LXX) with colophon and signature of scribe
Date
1000–1399
Notes
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions
H: 13.5; W: 49.5
Object colour
Text colour
black
Lines
14
Height of letters
0.5–1.2
Description
inscription painted on the wall, framed by painted line, with smaller frame inserted to the right of ll. 2–6; successive verses of the Psalm given in both Greek and Old Nubian
Decorative elements
State of preservation
incomplete, numerous lacunae in many places
Date
1000–1399
Chronological systems
Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts
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Offices & titles
servant of (Church of) Isaiah (ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁ ⲙⲉⲇⳝⲟ[ⲩ]): l. 12